Bow case station

ABSTRACT

A bow case with removable legs giving the archer a table to work on equipment during practice and not be bending over working in the dirt. With the table like bow case the archer will have better access to their accessories and a cleaner situation for all their equipment including the bow case.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to giving an archer a bow case and workstation that is one in the same.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART

The prior art is replete with bow cases for use in storage andtransportation of archery equipment. Most conventional bow cases aremade plastic or canvas. When the archer goes to the field to practicethey would lay their bow case on the ground open it and neel down to gettheir equipment out put it together and start to practice. With theirbow case and accessories on the ground. In some hunting situations theground will be muddy and cause more difficulties with keeping theequipment clean. There is another problem with having a place to setyour bow down when making adjustments to the equipment or getting yourarrows out of your target after a practice round With legs that can beinstalled on the bottom of the bow case it will give the archer easieraccess to the bow and accessories, keep the case cleaner and much betterheight for a work station.

Various prior art embodiments of bow cases are set fourth and shown in anumber of issued U.S. patents For example U.S. Pat. No. 6,920,977 issuedto Ralph VanSkiver for a bow case. The bow case shown therein is builtfor storage and safe transportation of the archery equipment the case iscomprised of two halves of a box but more particularly a smaller boxinside of the bow case to store accessories normally left loose insideof the bigger bow case. The case also has a means for safely storingarrows. Keeping the arrows safe and other equipment has been a concernfor years as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,571,946 issued to Joseph F. FioreJr. the bow case utilizes reinforcing Pillars to evenly distribute thedifferent loads encountered during transportation and And a means formolding these pillars for mass low cost production. Joseph F. Fiore Jr.Was issued a U.S. Pat. No. 639,024 for a bow case with mating rims tostrengthen the Bow case when in the closed position, pillars fordistribution of loads in transportation And a clamshell design. Theproblem with the prior art is it is usually laid on the ground Andaccessories difficult to get and work on.

It would be an advantage therefore to over come the disadvantages of theprior art by providing a bow case with table like removable legs to givethe archer a better work station, cleaner equipment and easier access tothe archers equipment. By installing legs and raising the bow case offthe ground the present invention over comes the disadvantages of theprior art in a cleaner and more usable manner.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention raises the height of the bow case utilizingremovable legs to give the archer a waist high area to work on and withtheir archery equipment. It would also be a table type area to leaveequipment while retrieving arrows from the practice target. Raising thebow case off the ground will also help in keeping the bow case andequipment clean with greater accessibility to the equipment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a more complete understanding of the present invention reference maynow be had to the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings in which

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the upper half of the bow case

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a handle to carry the bow case

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of one of two hinges to pivot the upperhalf of the bow case on and off the bottom half of the bow case

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lower half of the bow case

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2C is a perspective view of the socket protrudinginside of the bow case. The socket will be open ended to the outside andbottom of the bow case, closed to the inside to stop the leg fromentering the storage area when inserted in the bottom.

FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the handle attached to the bottom halfof the bow case Completing the handle with the upper handle

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of one of four legs to insert in thesockets to form a table like bow case. The legs are 1¼ inch insidediameter and 35 inches long

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the steel or plastic base flange 1/16 ofan inch thick and a four inch Outside diameter, a hole in the centerwith a 1¼ inch diameter and four ¼ inch holes to mount the flange to thebottom of the bow case with four ¼ inch bolts

FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a steel or plastic pipe three incheslong, 1/16 inch thick walls And a inside diameter of 1¼ inch to matchthe hole in the base flange of FIG. 4.

FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the steel or plastic base flange andthe pipe

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assembled pipe and flange protrudingthrough the outside and bottom of the bow case.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With this improvement the sockets to be installed or built into the bowcase will be made of steel or plastic tubing 1¼ inch inside diameter and1/16 of an inch thick wall FIG. 4A, cut to a length of 3 inches the 3inch piece of tubing on the open end will then be electric welded orglued to the center hole in a flat washer like flange FIG. 4. The flangeis 4 inches on the outside diameter and a 1¼ inch hole in the center ofthe flange to match the 1¼ inch hole in the tubing Weld or glue the 1¼inch hole in the pipe and the 1¼ hole in the flange together FIG. 4B.The other end of the tubing will be plugged by a piece of steel orplastic ⅙ of an inch thick and 1¼ of an inch outside diameter FIG. 4Cand electric welded or glued to cap the end of the pipe that would beinside the bow case to stop the legs from entering the bow case wheninserted in the sockets.

Using a 1¼ inch hole saw cut four holes one in each corner of the bottomof the bow Case. Install four such sockets in each corner of the bowcase through the bottom floor of the bow case using ¼ inch bolts andnuts. With the four flanges mounted in the corners of the bow caseinsert the four legs FIG. 3 into the sockets. Lift the bow case up onthe legs forming a waist high bow case. The bow case will have a muchgreater accessibility to the equipment inside, a place to set equipmentdown when needed and much cleaner.

1. What I claim as my invention is an improved bow case by installingtable like legs to raise the bow case to a level making it a very usefuland cleaner in the field